westernize
/ˈwestənaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.(一般作be westernized)
1- cause (a country, person, or system) to adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe and North America使西方化, 使欧美化：
the agreement provided for the legal system to be westernized
协议规定了法律体系要西化
as adj. westernized the more westernized parts of the city.城市里更为西化的地区。
1.1
- no obj. be in the process of adopting or being influenced by the systems of the West西化, 西方化, 欧美化：
as adj. westernizing a westernizing tribe.一个正在西化的部落。
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